Mycobacterium phage Melophia
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| Detailed Information for Phage Melophia | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Sophia Hayes, Melody Hackworth |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Portland, OR United States |
| Finding Institution | Gonzaga University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 22°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 45.5243 N, 122.61426 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Found in a garden bed in Portland, Oregon. |
| Naming Notes | The phage name was created by combining the two first names of the founders, Sophia and Melody, and making it into Melophia. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | The plaques are small (1–2 mm), round, and clear with sharp edges. Our phage, Melophia, is a lytic phage producing consistent, well-defined plaques |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Not in Pitt Archives |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| Virtual Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
